Kuriakose Elias Chavara
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 154 years ago |
| Date of birth | February 10,1805 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Kainakary |
| India | |
| Date of died | January 3,1871 |
| Died | Koonammavu |
| India | |
| Nationality | British Raj |
| Beatified | Kottayam |
| Pope John Paul II | |
| Parents | Iko Kuriakose Chavara |
| Mariam Thoppil | |
| Job | Prior |
| Education | One-room school |
| Feast | 18 February (Roman Latin Catholic Church) 3 January (Syro-Malabar Church) |
| Patronag | Press industry, media, literature, congregations |
| Canon | Pope Francis |
| Beatifi | Kottayam |
| 8 February 1986, Kottayam by Pope John Paul II | |
| Place of burial | Mannanam St. Joseph's Church, Mannanam, India |
| Books | Complete Works of Kuriakose Elias Chavara: Letters |
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| ID | 1156510 |
Kuriakose Elias Chavara Life story
Kuriakose Elias Chavara, CMI was an Indian Syro-Malabar Catholic priest, religious, philosopher and social reformer. He is the first canonised Catholic male saint of Indian origin and a member of the Syro-Malabar Church, an Eastern Catholic church.